Opiate (EP)
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| Released | March 10, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | December 1991 – January 1992 | |||
| Studio | Sound City (Van Nuys, California) | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 26:52 | |||
| Label | Zoo Entertainment | |||
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Opiate is an EP by the American rock band Tool. It was produced and engineered by Sylvia Massy and Steve Hansgen. Released in 1992, it was the result of two years of the band playing together after their formation in 1990. Opiate preceded Tool's first full-length release, Undertow, by a year. It is named after a quote by Karl Marx: "religion ... is the opiate of the masses". It was certified platinum by the RIAA. The EP charted on several international charts when Tool released their catalog to online streaming in August 2019.